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Month: October 2008

I’ve been doing nothing but amigurumi for the last 10 months, it didn’t occur to me that some of my readers might not be familiar with the Magic Ring. So I thought this would be a good time for a tutorial!

For the smaller detail like mouse ears and puppy eye patches I only use one loop, since it will be sewn on firmly and is not likely to come loose, no matter how hard the kids play with it. And by “kids,” of course I mean furbabies as well as little humanoids.

Ah, magic ring, how well you work! How tightly you close! How much nicer than the old chain-loop method!

Just in time for my niece’s 5th birthday (her nickname is Lolly), here is a ChibiAmi Original design: pretty, precious, patchy, puppy which I call LollyPup! Aaw…

Feel free to make as many as you like, if you sell any please give credit where credit is due, and do not sell the pattern itself. This pattern is untested and it’s only the second pattern I’ve written so please send feedback if you try it out! I like to increase in each increase space, so some of my instructions might sound a bit wonky.

Feet: foot is worked up one side, across the toe, down the other side, and across the heel

In MR, sc 8

(Sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next 2 sts) twice – 12

(Sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next 3 sts) twice – 18

Sc in next 5 sts, 2sc in next 3 sts (toe formed), sc in next 5 sts, BLO sc2tog twice (heel) – 19 There have been quite a few comments about this step, things do not add up and I’m not sure how to fix it! The concept is that for the toe you increase (2sc) in the increase spaces from Row 3, and for the heel decrease (sc2tog) in the increase spaces from Row 3.

BLO sc in next 6 sts, sc2tog 3 times, sc in next 6 sts, in both loops sc in next 2 sts – 17 Same comments as for Row 4.

Sc in next 6 sts, sc2tog twice, sc in next 6 sts – 15

Sc in next 6 sts, sc3tog twice, sc in next 6 sts – 12

Sc in next 4sts, sc2tog twice, sc in next 4 sts – 10

2 rows even

Fasten off, leave 12″ tail for sewing on

Ears: each increase should be done in the previous increase space, so the ears lay flat when finished

In MR, sc 8

2 sc in ea st – 16

(Sc in 7, 2sc in next st) twice – 18

(Sc in 8, 2sc in next st) twice – 20

(Sc in 8, sc2tog) twice – 18

(Sc in 7, sc2tog) twice – 16

(Sc in 6, sc2tog) twice – 14

(Sc in 5, sc2tog) twice – 12

(Sc in 4, sc2tog) twice – 10

Sc even – 10

(Sc in 8, sc2tog) twice – 8

Sc even – 8

Fasten off, leave 12″ tail for sewing on

Tail: each increase is done in the previous increase so the tail has a curved shape

In MR, sc 4

2sc, sc in next 3 sts – 5

2sc, sc in next 4 sts – 6

2sc, sc in next 5 sts – 7

2sc, sc in next 6 sts – 8

Sc even for 4 rows – 8 each row

Fasten off, leave 12″ tail for sewing on. I lightly stuffed the base of the tail with fiberfill.

Patches:

In MR, sc 6

2 sc in each st around – 12

Fasten off, leave 12″ tail for sewing on

Collar: (note: collar is completed and put on body before head is sewn on!)